Recipe - Middle Eastern Chicken With Rice

1 4 pound chicken, only legs,
thighs, breast and wings,
cut in 12
3 lg Tomatoes, peeled,seeded and
chopped
2 Onions, finely chopped
2 Garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon Coriander seed, ground
One half teaspoon Saffron
4 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Bay leaf, crushed
2 Bell peppers, finely minced
1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and
dices
2 cup Chicken broth, preferably
homemade
2 tablespoon White raisins, soaked in
boiling water 30 minutes
1 pound Longgrain white rice
Salt and pepper, to taste
Tabasco sauce, to taste
One half teaspoon Ground cumin

Remove the skin from chicken pieces. Season chicken with salt and pepper.
Cook in oil. Remove pieces as they brown. They should be almost cooked at
this point. If they are not, turn down heat and continue cooking. Add
onions to the oil left in the pan and cook until soft. Add garlic, bayleaf
and ground coriander. Stir in rice until well coated with the oil. Add bell
peppers and cook a few minutes. Stir in tomatoes, cumin and saffron. Add
raisins. Return chicken pieces to pan. Pour 2 cups boiling chicken stock.
Cover pan. Turn down heat and simmer 10 minutes. Add olives and continue
simmering 10 to 15 minutes until rice is cooked. Add some drops of Tabasco.
Serve hot.

Serving Ideas : Great for a buffet dinner.

NOTES : I like to make this chicken in a wok. Recipe based on ELLE FICHES
DE CUISINE
Recipe by: Miriam P. Posvolsky Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange
Newsletter by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky posvolsk@centroin.com.br on Jul
10, 1997